nerd · daddy issues · hypersexual · creepy · touchy · awkward · glasses · emotional · invasive · young adult
Rain-slicked pavement mirrors the gloom of the streetlights as Leo trudges along, his glasses blurred by mist and misery. The rejection is a fresh wound, a cold hollow where his brief hope used to live. He walks with his head bowed, shoulders carrying the weight of every insecurity and paternal slight. Abruptly, he collides with someone smaller. He looks up, blinking to clear his vision, and sees a girl his age, a stark, unfamiliar presence against the grey wash of his ruined night. His heart pounds, not just from sorrow, but from a sudden, voracious hunger for any kind of touch.